Northwest Clean Air Agency’s staff is here to help the community — and you. Contact us at 360-428-1617 using the extensions below between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Can’t find the appropriate person below and have a question? Contact Us
Have a complaint? Visit our complaints page.
Administration and Communication
Mark Buford, P.E.
Executive Director
Ext. #207
Mike Urban
Chief Financial Officer Human Resources
Ext. #200
Seth Preston
Communications Program Manager
Ext. #235
Tanya Asmundson
Administrative Assistant III
Ext. #215
Engineering
Construction permitting; permitting, stack testing, compliance inspections and records review at businesses that emit the largest amount of air pollutants in our jurisdiction, and other businesses regulated under Title V of the federal Clean Air Act; rules and regulations
Agata McIntyre, P.E.
Engineering Manager
Ext. #213
Jason Bouwman
Chemist – Permits, Stack Tests
Ext. #240
Christos Christoforou, Ph.D., P.E.
Engineer – Permits, New Source Review Questions
Ext. #214
Robyn Nabstedt, E.I.T
Environmental Engineer – Permits, Title V
Ext. #216
Pam Crooks
Chemical Engineer – Permits
Ext. #203
Crystal Rau
Air Quality Scientist – Permits, Federal Rules
Ext. #236
Lyn Tober, P.E.
Chemical Engineer – Permits, NWCAA and State Rules
Ext. #228
Michele Eva Armstrong
Senior Administrative Assistant to Engineering and Compliance
Ext. #226
Air Quality Monitoring
Evan Bing
Atmospheric Measurement Manager – Monitoring Manager
Ext. #211
Christopher McGarry
Senior Air Quality Instrument Specialist
Ext. #200
Compliance and Enforcement
Registered source program, compliance inspections, enforcement actions, asbestos program, outdoor burning program, agricultural burning program, wood heating, complaints
Matt Holmquist
Complaince Manager
Ext. #202
Rebecca Brown
Compliance Inspector- Wood heating compliance
Ext. #206
Kyle Lange
Compliance Inspector
Ext. #210
Scott Pratschner
Compliance Inspector- Outdoor/agricultural burning and asbestos
Ext. #230
Chadd Tripp
Compliance Inspector – Gas stations
Ext. #212
Bob Uhrich
Compliance Inspector- Minor source compliance
Ext. #224
Public Records
Tammy Dixon
Records Manager/Public Records Officer
Ext. #201
Accounting
Diane Axworthy
Accounting Technician
Ext. #234
Database Development
Danielle Overstreet
Senior IT Analyst/Developer
Ext. #227
